Unit 2: Pre-Assessment

Which device is used by authors or speakers when they use the same letter at the beginning of words to draw attention to the phrasing?

• Alliteration

• Main Idea

• Repetition

• Persuade

What type of device is being used in the following line from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?     

 

But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground.

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Persuade

• Entertain

When an author uses factual information in a passage, what is his purpose?

• Entertain

• Persuade

• Inform

• None of these

Which of these supporting details would support the following Main Idea? 

 

Many parents are not allowing their young children to participate in tackle football until middle school due to safety concerns.

• Flag football is more exciting than tackle football.

• Research shows that almost 45% of youth concussions are from helmet to helmet contact in football.

• The popularity of US soccer has impacted the number of children playing football.

• Parents say the cost of youth football is preventing their child from participating.

Which device is used by a speaker when they use the same word or phrases over and over again for emphasis?

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Main Idea

• Author's Purpose

Why are supporting details important in a passage?

• They try to give information to the reader.

• They state the central thought or most important thought from the passage.

• They support or hold up the main idea of the passage.

• They tell why the author wrote the passage.

When an article is written to convince the reader to believe a certain idea, what is the author's purpose?

• Main Idea

• Inform

• Entertain

• Persuade

What is the main idea of a passage?

• The most important idea or central thought

• The lesson that is being taught

• The idea supporting the main idea

• The main speaker or character

What is the author's purpose when someone writes a funny story or tells a joke?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• None of these

I understand that pre-assessments only count as a completion grade and not a quiz/test grade. They are just to show what I know about these concepts before instruction begins.

• Yes

• No